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While fans prepare to witness the battle of Britain unfold, they were caught rather off-guard by a surprising video. To their amusement, fans spotted former champion, Anthony Joshua, helping Derek Chisora at a boxing gym, prepping him for his clash against Tyson Fury. While Fury and Usyk’s bout next year will settle the question of who will be the undisputed King, the schedules lined up from October nonetheless guarantee signs of a memorable coup.

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Tyson ‘The Gypsy King’ Fury will meet fellow Briton and WBC Heavyweight challenger Derek ‘Del Boy War’ Chisora on December 3rd at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London for a third and perhaps the last time. However, 2 months away from the fight, this video of AJ has emerged as the talking point.

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The 22-second clip shows AJ and Del Boy War going through focused bag-punching and combinations while moving.

Anthony Joshua’s management company, 258 MGT, has had a tie-up, helping another Briton and heavyweight, Franze Clarke, since ’21. So that may suffice in settling the former champion’s training credentials; though Twitterati took the incident to voice their concerns over AJ’s current status.

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Fans react to Anthony Joshua and Derek Chisora training together

One fan criticized AJ for backing out from a fight with Tyson Fury.

Another fan suggested Aj take a few journeyman assignments.

There wasn’t a shortage of war-mongers who wanted Anthony Joshua to take on Deontay Wilder.

But that was immediately rubbished aside.

Since his defeat at the hands of Ukrainian Alexander Usyk on August 20th, speculation is rife on the next course of action for AJ. According to his promoter Eddie Hearn, Dillian Whyte seems to be the most probable bet. But not to mention, AJ had previously beaten Whyte in 2015.

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Having turned 33 on October 15th, Anthony Joshua still has time by his side to salvage his sinking fortune. What do you think? Should AJ walk the talk and set his record straight before lending a helping hand to mates in the same fault line?

Watch out for more: Derek Chisora versus Khubrat Pulev II, July 9th, 2022

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Jaideep R. Unnithan is a Senior Boxing Writer at EssentiallySports and one of the division’s most trusted voices. Since joining in October 2022, he has brought a deep love for the sport into every story, whether reporting on live bouts with the ES LiveEvent Desk or unpacking the legacy of fighters from different eras as part of the features desk. Trained under EssentiallySports’ prestigious Journalistic Excellence Program, which is a specialized training initiative designed to refine top writers' skills through mentorship and advanced sports journalism techniques, Jaideep’s writing reflects a quiet authority shaped by two years of covering boxing’s flashpoints and fault lines. He is drawn to the warrior code of legends like Alexis Argüello and Marvin Hagler, while also staying attuned to the promise of rising stars like Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez, David Benavidez, and Dmitry Bivol. Jaideep has a special fascination with Naoya Inoue’s old-school grit. Beyond writing, he reads widely, a habit that sharpens his storytelling, whether he’s tracing the rhythm of a classic fight or preparing his next ringside dispatch. Before joining EssentiallySports, Jaideep worked as a client manager and team manager in corporate roles, bringing strong organizational and communication skills to his journalistic career. He has also completed notable certifications, including a Non-Fiction Book Writing Workshop.

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